Flash droughts can apparently cause the drying of soil in just a matter of days or weeks. Flash droughts have been compared to flash floods as its polar opposite, and an emerging natural phenomenon by the scientific community.
One of the worst droughts ever experienced by Texas occurred in 2011. The dry, arid conditions caused over $7 billion in crop and livestock losses, pushed power grids to the maximum, triggered wildfires, and decreased reservoirs to hazardously low levels.
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Northern Hemisphere Cold Surges Result of Arctic and Tropical Pacific Synergistic Effects Details 19 February 2021
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China is just one of many countries in the Northern Hemisphere having what researchers are calling an “extremely cold winter,” due in part to both the tropical Pacific and the Arctic, according to an analysis of temperatures from Dec. 1, 2020, to mid-January of 2021.
China is just one of many countries in the Northern Hemisphere having what researchers are calling an “extremely cold winter,” due in part to both the tropical Pacific and the Arctic, according to an analysis of temperatures from Dec. 1, 2020, to mid-January of 2021. A country-specific case study, the investigation potentially has far-reaching implications for predictions and early warnings to protect against harmful impacts, researchers said.